Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-30
News Notes.

evening.
Tue Eintracht places book beer on
draagbt to-day. This beer is very in.
.'sinnating and seductive.
se. A bed of photographic stone has been
discovered on the lands of the city in
/. the-north part Of the city.
L, The work of putting new rails on the
track of the Southern Pacific Com cany
on San Fernando street in place OF the
old ones is progressing rapidly.
W.P. Meinter. an expressman, was
examined by the Commissioners of Lun-
I acy es.erday. pronounced insane, and
will be sent to Stockton to-day.
Officer Mannon resigned from the Po-
lice Force yesterday and has been ap-
pointed County Jailor by Sheriff Kays.
lie will take charge of the Jail to-mor.
row.
y. w. Gardner has purchased the
l,ssFulton Wells, !" or iron Sulphur Springs
property hotel for $4,000. This pur-
chase it is thought has some significance
in regard to the California Central Rail
I. way. line.
Frederick Warde played Galba, The
Gladiator to fair house last night. Al
the matinee to-day Tirginius will be
given. and this evening Richard the
Third will hold the boards.
y On the 4th Of May there will be a
concert given at the University Chapel
for the benefit Of the music library fund.
Miss Leila Breed is managing the affair,
and many sweet singers will appear.
The work on the Baena Vista street
bridge is proceeding rapidly. All the
iron work will probably be placed in
position to-day and nothing will remain
to be finished but the grading on the
East Los Angeles side of the river.
The new town of Gardena. ten miles
south of the city, is steadily improving.
Work on the immense cement pipe from
the flowing wells 10 the reservoir is going
forward, and sixty acres of deciduous
and small fruits have been planted.
A large lot of fine blackberries were in
the city yesterday from Alhambra, the
first Of the season. This crop, in market
April 20, 1887, is the earliest recorded
arrival of that valuable fruit in sufficient
quantities to supply the market.
All land owners who are interested in
the new settlement OF San Fernando are
expected to plant q tree next Wednes.
day, which is "Arbor Day." at that
place. There is no limit of an individual
to one tree each, but more than one tree
is better.
Work is proceeding in grading the
four feet eight aud half inch track from
the Raymond Hotel northerly to Alta
Pasadena. This track will be of the
same gauge as the Southern Pacific Com
s psnv, SO that cars Can run from Shorb 3
switch to La Canada.
The grading of the Yocum narro W
gauge railway from Pasadenais proceed.
ing rapidly. 1t is now graded as far as
the Devils Gate on the Arroyo Seco,
and only awaits the completion of the
bridge across the Arroyo Seco to have
cars ru nning into La Cafada, where a
boom has already commenced.
DR.. Ii. S. Orme. ex-president of the
State Board of Health, returned yester.
day from Sacramento. The Doctor re.
ports all sanitary actions of the board
- satisfactory. When the new State OF
South California is organized there will
be very decidedly new board of health,
with no representatives from Sacramento
on the board.
The case of smallpox at 4 anchito
thirteen miles east OF the city, is re-
ported to be only case of acute measles,
and under control. 1t is in a Mexican
family that took the disease from the
Lugo family, where the disease fl rst ap.
peared in lively manner. This case is
the only one reported in the country,
and has been easily stamped out.
There is yet scarcity of locomotive
power on this new lines of the Atlantic
and Pacific and California Southern
Railways. The trains that are TO be put
ON the new line will require large in
crease Of motive power that has not yet
put in an appearance. The country
seems to be outgrowing the capacity of
thu machine shops. Perhaps some mo-
tive power and rolling stock might be
obtained of the Northern Citrus Belt.
As noted in yesterdays HERALD, the
s. K, A. O. U. W., will have grand
parade on Tuesday evening, after which
they will proceed to Armory Hall, in
stead of 40. u. w Hall. After the
entertainment all Of the Legions and
delegates, with their wives and daugh.
ters and sweethearts, will proceed to the
Nado restaurant, where banquet will
bs served. This banquet will be on
Tuesday evening. for the Select Knights
and their lady friends and members of
the press.